Modeling and Simulation Specialist - Analysis

Eaton; Town of Niskayuna (NY); Remote; USD 105,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Modeling and Simulation Specialist, where you'll leverage your expertise in thermal and structural analysis to support innovative aerospace projects. This remote role offers the opportunity to lead high-fidelity analyses and collaborate with global teams, ensuring the success of critical product development initiatives. With a focus on technical leadership and project execution, you'll be integral in shaping the future of aerospace systems. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this position is your chance to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Unpaid time away from work

Qualifications

• 8+ years in thermal/fluid and structural/vibration analysis required.
• Experience in project management and M&S leadership is essential.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Develop high fidelity thermal and structural analyses for aerospace applications.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance to global M&S teams.
• Document analysis plans and estimate labor hours for modeling tasks.

Skills

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Thermal Analysis

Structural Analysis

Project Management

Technical Leadership

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in engineering discipline

Tools

ANSYS Mechanical

ANSYS Fluent

NASTRAN

SOLIDWORKS

CREO

DOORS

Job description

Eaton’s IS AER MSD division is currently seeking a Modeling and Simulation Specialist - Analysis. This is a remote position.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $105,000.03 - $154,000.04 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:
This position is for a Modeling and Simulation Specialist (Analysis) role supporting research and new product development in Eaton’s Mission Systems Division (MSD). The Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineer is responsible for the development of high fidelity thermal and structural analyses that support product life cycle development for MSD. The candidate will provide technical oversight and guidance to other M&S engineers based in the US and in Global Teams as well as serve as an individual contributor. The products are mostly thermal fluid and dynamic mechanical systems that support aerospace applications. These aerospace applications are diverse and include space life support and propulsion, aircraft oxygen and refueling, and weapons storage and release systems. The M&S engineer should have direct technical experience using high fidelity analysis methods including Finite Element, Finite Difference, and Computational Fluid Dynamics to support both structural and thermal analysis of systems throughout the product life cycle. Similarly, the candidate should have experience in model correlation and validation as well as using M&S to complement test plans and program level risk mitigation. Other critical skills include technical leadership, project execution, and a systems engineering approach to problem solving.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Develop high fidelity structural analysis using NASTRAN and ANSYS MECHANICAL.
2. Develop high fidelity thermal analysis using ANSYS Fluent or CFX and other tools as needed.
3. Experience developing tools and scripts to pre-process and post-process data to evaluate large data sets quickly and efficiently.
4. Standard for validating dynamic and vibration FEA with laboratory shaker table test data.
5. Experience manipulating and accessing CAD data from SOLIDWORKS 3D, CREO or similar tools.
6. Collaborate with the product teams leads to understand system operation and associated requirements.
7. Document analysis plans for product teams to define model objectives, inputs and outputs, limitations/assumptions, and description of expected results.
8. Estimate labor hours and duration to complete modeling tasks and peer review those provided by global team or other MSD engineers.
9. Provide technical oversight of global teams involved in structural and thermal modeling which include informal technical reviews, responsibility of technical quality/completeness of work products delivered to product teams, and ownership of model transition plans.
10. Provide technical guidance to other M&S engineers within MSD conducting thermal or stress analysis which may include developing initial analysis plans, support with tools, and peer review of results.
11. Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Champion for the adoption of modeling and simulation with the product teams.
12. Recommend and own productivity improvements and support product teams in developing value propositions for leveraging model-based engineering initiatives.
13. Develop and champion best practice/lessons learned database to further grow M&S capability.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 8 years of experience conducting thermal/fluid and/or structural/vibration analysis of mechanical systems and components.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience of project and or functional management of modeling and simulation work scope.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future.
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, the applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export-controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in engineering discipline preferred.
• 10-15 years of experience with thermal fluid analysis.
• 10-15 years of experience with structural stress vibration analysis.
• Direct experience with ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS Fluent, and NASTRAN.
• Experience using DOORS for requirements management.
• Demonstrated experience working with global M&S teams.
• Membership in a Professional Society Related to Discipline (ex. ASME, SAE).
• Knowledge of Simulation Process Data Management (SPDM).
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt certification or ability to complete within 1 year.

Skills:

Position Criteria:
• Direct experience with 2D/3D analysis tools including FEA and CFD.
• Demonstrated experience of systems engineering approach to executing analysis and leading modeling and simulation activities.
• Demonstrated understanding of material physics for various structural and thermal environments.
• Understand when hand analysis methods are appropriate and acceptable in place of structural or thermal FEA.
• Basic understanding of damage tolerance and fracture mechanics analysis.
• Demonstrated technical competencies:
- Modeling and Simulation
- Thermal Fluids and Stress Analysis Methods - FEA/FD/CFD
- Data Analysis
- M&S Project Leadership.
• Demonstrated communication skills:
- Cross-Functional Technical Collaboration
- Summarize/Present Analysis Results at Appropriate Levels
- Create an environment that encourages mentoring and learning with others.
• Up to 20% Travel.

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 11/18/24.

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